Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
1.9
NNE
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.8
ENE
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888877877710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9358706754972471962872632572913952292292291641381351081088368706680
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononcross-
on
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
1.79
8:57PM
1.86
9:22AM
1.80
9:48PM
1.87
10:15AM
1.82
10:42PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.21
2:38PM
0.09
3:04AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.09
3:56AM
0.18
4:18PM
0.10
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:43-------5:42-------5:40---
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
672--2--251-1353----1---
Temp. °C181717191816151415161718171513131313141615121111
Feels °C (?)141317181614151415141616151313121212131412867
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